Past Student Fellows
Travel Grant Recipients
Devashish Gokhale
- 2022-23 Rasikbhai L. Meswani Fellow for Water Solutions
- 2023 J-WAFS Travel Grantee
- Department of Chemical Engineering
Devashish Gokhale is a PhD student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Before joining MIT, he completed a Bachelor of Technology degree with honors in chemical engineering from IIT Madras in India. His research involves the development of sustainable and reusable materials for water treatment, especially focusing on the elimination of emerging contaminants or micropollutants from water through cost-effective processes.
Devashish has worked and interned in industrial research and development, process improvement consulting, and as a volunteer K-12 teacher. A member of the leadership team of the MIT Water Club, Devashish is passionate about sustainability and sustainable development. He also greatly enjoys mentoring undergraduate researchers and is continuously inspired by his team.
Headshot photo credit: Pavan Inguva
Publications
- Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of immobilized micelle systems and their interactions with hydrophobic molecules
- Micelle-laden hydrogel microparticles for the removal of hydrophobic micropollutants from water
News
- J-WAFS announces 2023 Travel Grantees to attend UNC Water & Health Conference
- J-WAFS fellows discuss their inspiration for pursuing challenges in water and food systems
- J-WAFS awards $150K Solutions grant to Patrick Doyle and team for system to remove micropollutants from water
- Five MIT PhD students awarded 2022 J-WAFS fellowships for water and food solutions